Machine for resetting rail fences



(No Model.)

P. BROWN. MACHINE FOR RBSETTING RAIL FENCES. No. 424,855. Patented Apr. 1, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER M. BRO\VN, OF CAIRO, MISSOURI.

MACHINE FOR RESETTING RAIL FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,855, dated April 1, 1890.

Appli i fi ed August 31,.1889. Serial No. 322,518. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER M. BROWN, a citizen'of the United States, and a resident of Cairo, in the county of Randolph and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Resetting Rail Fences; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters of reference .rear end.

marked thereon, which forms a part of this specification.

The figure of the drawing is a representation of the machine, and isa perspective view.

This invention relates to certain improvements in machines specially designed to aid in repairing the ordinary rail-and-rider fence, and it consists of the novel combination and construction of parts, as will fully appear from the following description and illustra' tion.

In accordance with my invention I employ a suitable base A and mortise and secure in this an upright or standard 13, suitably bracing it in position. by a brace B or otherwise.

0 C are levers pivoted. to the upright B, one about a foot from the lower end of the latter and the other near the upper end thereof. These levers are supported upon pivots or studs 1) 1) upon castings or clamps D D, applied. to the upright B by thumb-bolts b and are connected together by a rod E, having at its ends hooks c c, engaging eyes or clips 0 0, one secured to the upper lever O at its extreme rear end and the other to the lower lever 0 some distance inward from its To the lower lever G are pivoted three perforated lever-plates d d (1, one arranged at each end thereof and one at a point about a foot from its forward end. At the front end of the upper lever C'.is also pivoted a similar perforated plate (1', the upper end of which has connected to it one end of a rod (1 the opposite end. of which is conneeted to the lever near the upright 13. From the plate or lever d depends a hook (Z which is designed to engage the top rail or rider of the fence. From the forward end plate d of the lower lever ,3 also depends a hook d,

which is designed to engage the bottom rail of the fence. The plate (1 has connected to its upper end one end of a rod e, the opposite end of which is connected to the middle of the intermediate lever or plate (1 The lever or plate (Z has its upper end connected by a rod f to the lever or plate (1, said rod connecting with the latter near its upper end.

F is a prop engaging at its lower end notches g in the upper portion of the upright 13, its upper end being held to the lever C near the forward end of the latter by aspringcatch 71 connected to said lever and engaging said prop. This prop has connected to it, intermediately of its ends one end of cord or line G, which passes through a loop or eye 2' 011 the upright 13, the lower end of said cord being connected tothe upper end of the plate or lever d.

H is a short upright or post, also planted in the base A, and which has a number of notches j in it adapted to permit the engage ment therewith of the lever C.

It will be seen that in applying the devices, it being desired to lift the fence bodily, the books, as previously intimated, are caused to engage one the bottom rail and the other the top rail or rider. This is done by depressing the forward end of the lever 0 until said engagement is effected, and by elevating the end of the lever the fence will be lifted, as desired, to permit the removal of a defective anchorin g-post or ground rail, which generally decays before other portions of the fence. This decayed or impaired rail or post can thus be replaced by a sound rail or post, and consequently preserve the fence and render it almost equal to' an entirely new structure. IVhen the fence has been lifted, the lever O is engaged with one of the notches j of the post or upright IT, and thus upheld while the process of repairing is going on. The prop F at the same time is also properly adjusted with relation to the notches g of the upright 13 by manipulating the cord G, after first disconnecting the rod E from the lower lever O, which will accordingly elevate the forward end of the lever C with its hook and sustain the same in that position. After making the necessary repairs in the fence the parts of the device are readjusted, so as to dispose the fence in the normal position. It will be seen, also, that the levers or plates (1 cl 1 and the rods 6 f, applied to the hook d and lever C, serve as an equalizer in the application of the lifting force through the latter lever to the fence or structure.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. The combination,withthesupporting-upright B, of the levers C C, pivoted to said upright and carrying pivoted plates or levers from the forward end ones of which depend hooks, substantially as set forth. v

2. The combination, with the supportingupright, of the levers C G, pivoted to the upright and carrying at their forward ends lifting-hooks and connecting together by a hooked rod, the lower lever 0 having an on lever C and to said prop, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

P. M. BROWN. Witnesses:

C. ADAMS, J WOLF. 

